Tech Playtesting 3: Creativity Tools
This week I enjoyed searching new creativity tools that can be used in the classroom to help students operate at the Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy highest level of “Creation”. As I have been out of the classroom for 3 years, I found there to be many tools I wasn’t aware of that I’m excited to potentially bring to new teachers or my school if I am given the opportunity to be a librarian. My choices for searching for creation tools this week were colored by my experiences as a 4th grade teacher; I searched for those tools and apps I could see using in a 4th grade ELAR classroom easily. Overview of 3 Creation Tools Animoto - I wanted to find an easy-to-use video tool for the classroom that could be used on an app and modified easily by students with voiceover features. I had heard much about Flipgrid but found that you needed a paid plan to get started with this tool so turned to Animoto instead. Animoto is a video creator where you can use text, photos and video clips to stitch ...
